Over 200 students and teachers from the Beach Allen Primary School gathered at Warner Park and formed themselves into the important number 350 as they participated in Caribbean Climate Change Action Day, to heighten awareness of our people, communities, Governments, Countries of the need to reduce carbon emissions in our atmosphere to below the critical limit of 350 parts per million. The event was organized and co-ordinated by Miss Lyncia Dore, local representative of CYEN (Caribbean Youth Environment Network) as part of a global event in which 181 countries worldwide participated".
This initiative is part of CYEN’s work which is focusing on the importance of climate change and its impacts on the Caribbean.
CYEN is the largest youth environmental network in the Caribbean and spans over 17 territories. The organisation holds a distinguished track record of youth lead environmental and sustainable development advocacy. This year CYEN is focusing on the issues of climate change as well as the promotion of sustainable livelihoods through education and awareness of young Caribbean people. 350.org is an international grassroots campaign on climate change. Its primary goals are to raise awareness and build a movement around the need for a global treaty that puts the planet back on track to 350ppm CO2, the agreed-upon safe level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere
What is 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in "parts per million" (ppm), so 350ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change. To get there, we need a different kind of PPM-a "people powered movement" that is made of people like you in every corner of the planet.
